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Good Sorts: Retirees in Kerikeri bringing sight to thousands of Pacific Islanders

March 10, 2019

Turns out the solution is firewood.

A group of retirees in Kerikeri are helping to bring sight to thousands of Pacific Islanders.

As it turns out, the solution is firewood.

Watch as Hadyn Jones brings us this week's Good Sorts from a lifestyle block on the outskirts of Kerikeri.

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